Adjustable lamp-bracket for automobiles.



E. 0. GLAPP.

ADJUSTABLE LAMP BRACKET FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 25, 1912. 1,978,831, Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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ADJUSTABLE LAMP-BRACKET FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent; Pate t fl NO 1 1913,

Application filed @ctoher 25, 1912. Serial No. 727,814.

To all whom it may 0011mm 'Be it known that l, EDWARD C. Cnirr, citizen of the United States, residing at York, in. the county of Livingston and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Adyustable Lamp-Brackets for Automobiles, of which the following is a s eeification.

This invention re ates to an improvement in lamp brackets.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a construction in which the lamp brackets ofa vehicle may be actuated by the movement of the steering shaft, the lamp supporting members being normally maintained in a position to direct the light in the front of the car.

A further object of the invention is to provide resilient means for maintaining the amp brackets in a position to direct the light in front of the vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a construction in which the tension of the resilient means which supports the bracket may be regulated.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a construction in which the bracket may he supported at different points on the frame of-the vehicle, the construction e ich A still f'o'rthsr object of? the invention is to provide means wherehy the movement imported to thelsinps by the steering shaft may be regulated.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the brackets supported by a motor vehicle; Fig. 2 a front elevation of the bracket; Fig. 3 a side elevation of the bracket; Fig. '4 a view partly in section showing the manner in which the lamp supporting fork is disposed on the fork seat;

Fig. 5 a topplm view; Fig. '6 is adetail view of one of the lamp brackets. Fig. 7 is a view showing a slightly modified form of connection between the steering shaft and the arm on the lamp supporting member.

In the drawings 10 designates a substan .tially U-shaped bracket which is su ported by the vehicle at any suitable point, the point of support dependmgnpon the design of the vehicle. The portions 11 and 12 "of said bracket support bearings 13 and M.

A standard 15 is supported by said bearings,

the terminal of said standard being formed integral with or secured to a fork seat 15.

for variations the design of the said seat engaging portion contacting with the fork support 16. to hold the for is rigidly on the fork support. It will benoted by this construction that the forks are adjustable longitudinally of the fork seat. The terminals of the fork seats are apertured and a rod.fl6 is connected to each of said seats, the apertures in the seats receiving the terminals of the rods. The ends of the rods remote from the fork seats are received by a sleeve 16", thus providing for the simultaneous movement of the lamps and adjustment between the same.

The member 21, which is supported by the lower terminal of the bracket, is provided with extensions which are connected by the set-screw 32. The bearing-M is embraced by the annular collar 21, and is held against rotation by drawing the extensions of said collar together by means ofthe screw 32".

Thus the hearing ll may be adjusted with respectto the seller 21 for a purpose which will be hereinafter described.

A spring 23 is coiled about the standard 15, the lowenterminal 24 of said spring extending within an aperture of the lug 25 arranged on thelower bearing 14-. upper terminal 26 of th spring extends within the aperture 27 formed in the arm 28 of the collar 29 which is supported adjacent the upper end of the standard 15 below the portion 12 ofithe bracket 10. The tendency of this spring is to maintain the lamp supporting forks in a position to direct the light from the lamps directly in front of the vehicle, it being noted that the bearing is of the collar 11 may beadjusted to regulate the tension of said spring. This adjustment 15 secured by loosening the screw 32 and rotating the bearing, 14.

tightened, the collar snugly embracing the bearing and preventing its. rotation.

A lever 30 is connected to the standard 15 at a point below the fork seat. This lever After thebearing has beenadjusted, thescrew 32 is The vided with a plurality of apertures 31 which atin 3e screw 32 one terminal of which is with an eye 33, the threaded portion screw receiving a nut A coil spring 3 5 embraces the screw and is disposed een the eye 33 and the arm or 1 aint'aining the nut 35 in contact A link 87 is connected to 33, the movement of this link actuthe 30' to transmit movement to .the standard 15 of the lamp to which it is attached,

" s movement being transmitted r lam by means of the connect- "ing rods The link 37 may be operated stcering'mechanism in any manner which may be found convenient, the specific form. or" connection depending upon the construction of the vehicle. Preferably this link 3*. is connectcdto a leverB'T which is the steering shaft 38. The .i'ted in the drawing as on the shaft 38, the upper termilever being connected to the link l he noted that iiexible connection m y used instead of the link 37 and the-connection passed over suitable pulleys wl'i ln the steering shaft is inaccessible for such a connection as shown in the drawing. When a sector is used, as illustrated in Fig. .7, the flexible connector 39 passes over the sector 40, its terminal 41 being connected to a loop e2 termed integral with the sector. The lever 38 illustrated in Fig. 1 Comprises two arms either of which may be connected with the arm of the lamp support, depending upon the location of said arm on the support.

It will be noted that the construction is such that by slight variations in the con-.

nection between the steering mechanism and the lamp supporting member, the device is applicable to any type of vehicle, and while the device is illustrated as connected to a lever mounted on the steering shaft, the present invention is not limited to this construction, any suitable arrangement being employed for transmitting the movement of the steering mechanism to the lamps.

1 .en the steering shaft is actuated, in the action illustrated, herod 37 imparts lent to the lever 30. The standard 15 stated consonantly with the movee steerin mechanism, the lamps moved to compensate for the oi the wheel. This rotation of the 5 causes the compression of the a motion and will assure the movement of the lamps without violently jerking the same, which prevents the rays from being projected steadily as the lamp turns.

Attention is'call'ed to the fact that the arc in which the lamps turn may be regulated by adjusting the screw 32 longitudinally of the arm 30. The lamps receive their greater movement when the screw is connected to the inner terminal of the arm 30, the are being shortened as the adjusting screw is brought nearer to the standard 15.

The many advantages of a construction of this character will be clearly apparent as it will be noted that the lamps are simulta neously actuated to follow'the movement of the wheel, the return movement of-the lamps while being accomplished without a connec-- and the steering mechanism and that the 7 device is not restricted to use with any particular type of vehicle.

Having described the invention, what I claim is:

l. A lamp bracket for vehicles comprising a member secured to the vehicle, said member being formed with extensions disposed at right angles to its body portion, an adjustable clamp carried by one of said exten-v sions, a bearing embraced by said clamp, a standard supported for rotation by said extensions, a spring embracing the standard intermediate the extensions, one terminal of the spring being connected to said bearing, a collar mounted on the standard, the other terminal of said spring being connected to the collar, and an operative connection be-' tween said standard and the steering mecha- .nism of the vehicle, said standard constituting a lamp support.

'2. A lamp bracket for vehicles comprising a member secured to the vehicle, said member being formed with extensions disposed at right angles to its body portion, an adjustable clamp carried by one of said extensions, a bearing embraced by said clamp, a standard supported for rotation by said extensions, a spring embracing the standard intermediate the extensions, one terminal of the spring being connected to said bearing, a collar mounted on thestandard, the other terminal of said spring being connected to the collar, an operative connection between.

said standard and the steering mechanism of the vehicle, said standard constituting a lamp support, and means for regulating the degree of movement of the standard.

3. A lainp bracket for vehicles comprising a member secured to the vehicle, said -memher being formed with extensions disposed at right angles to its body portion, an adjustable clamp carried by one of said extensions, a bearing embraced by said clamp, a standard supported for rotation by said extensions, a spring embracing the standard intermediate the extensions, one terminal of said spring being connected to said bearing, a collar mounted on the standard, the other terminal of said spring being connected to the collar, and an arm mounted on the standard and having an adjustable connection with the steering mechanism of the vehicle, whereby the degree of movement of the standard may be regulated.

i. A lamp bracket for vehicles comprising a membersupported by the vehicle, said member being formed with extensions disposed in vertical alinement, a bearing adjustably mounted in one of said extensions, a standard supported for rotation by said extension, said standard passing through said bearing and projecting through the other extension, a spring embracing said standard, one terminal of said spring being connected to said bearing, the other terminal justably mounted in one of said extensions,

a standardsupported for rotation by said extension, said standard passing tl'irougi said bearing and projecting through other extension, a spring embracing said standard, one terminal of said spring being connected to said bearing, the other terminal of said spring being connected to the stand aid, the standard constituting a lamp support, and "an adjustable connection betwtili said standard and the steering mechanism. of the vehicle.

In testimony whereof I aflix in presence of tWo Witnesses.

EDWARD C. CLAPP. [Ls] Witnesses:

MAIZIE PATTEN, EVELYN M. SIMPSON.

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